Thursday, 12 January 2017

am half-way through another (on Kindle*) and have two lined up waiting.

How to Find Love in a Book Shop by Veronica Henry caught my eye because
it's set in two of my favourite places; the Cotswolds and a book shop.
The story moves along nicely, but is definitely in the Chick Lit genre.
An easy read, but perhaps not for someone who has recently lost a parent
{I'd have given this book a wide berth if I'd realised the extent of the loss
the main character suffers}.
A character in HtFLiaBSclaims that Heartburn by Nora Ephron is a favourite
and that she has read it 16 times. I've never read any Nora Ephron, but that sentence alone
was enough to make me pick up a copy.
{And anyone who can write When Harry Met Sally must be talented.} The Light Between Oceans by M L Stedman was recommended by my best friend
and initially it didn't sound my cup of tea.
The plot involves a veteran, a lighthouse and a baby ...
{When I was browsing for it in the bookshop,
I ended up asking the assistant for help ... "I don't know the author,but it's got oceans in the title ..."
She took me straight to it.
{* I'm reading the Poldark series on my Kindle, as there are 12 books in the set.}
What are you reading?

Wednesday, 4 January 2017

The 18th was an entry about how we give back over the Christmas season.
We donated foodstuffs to the Food Bank collection in our local supermarket.
We donated cash to Crisis at Christmas and the shelter where our BiL is a trustee.

Oh, and let's not forget the winter coats we donated to the homeless shelter.
The 19th was simply a photo showing how Elvis the Elf has mistimed his landing

when returning from his overnight visit to Santa.

I fill a tracing paper envelope with confetti and then added the date, a star